Title Simply the survival of the fittest : Aboriginal administration in South Australia's Northern Territory, 1863-1910 / by Tony Austin

Published Darwin : Historical Society of Northern Territory, 1992

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	305.89915 Aus/Sts		AVAILABLE

Description xiii, 124 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Summary Overview of the reaction of government authorities to Aborigines in the Northern Territory during the period 1863 to 1910, when the Territory was controlled by South Australia; what policy development there was is set in the context of how the government and white settlers viewed Aborigines; influence of social Darwinism on policy and attitudes; contact history and violent conflict on the frontier as Europeans attempted to realise the economic promises made by government; use of Aboriginal labour, policies on education and welfare Notes Available from Historical Society of N.T., PO Box 50444 Casuarina NT 0811 Bibliography Bibliography: pages 120-124 Notes Copy 2 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Government policy -- Australia -- Northern Territory. Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Government relations. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Politics and government. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory. SUBJECT Northern Territory. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81035353 South Australia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79100617 Author Historical Society of the Northern Territory. LC no. 16009988 ISBN 0949070645

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